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California 1852 Census - Nevada County portion ONLY

Microfilm is at the Nevada City Family History Center; Index & film at the Doris Foley Library for Historical Research

U.S. Census Records for Nevada County
Nevada County 1850-1880 & 1900-1930 Census,
Nevada County Family History Center & Doris Foley Library for Historical Research (microfilms) & online at Ancestry.com

History of Nevada County With Illustrations, Thompson & West, 1880, (Repro by Howell- North Books, Berkeley CA,1970)

History of Nevada County With Illustrations, Thompson & West, 1880, (Repro by Howell- North Books, Berkeley CA,1970.
This copy is NOT Indexed, so please allow a reasonable time for research.

The California Trail, by George R. Stewart, (Bison Book; Univ Nebraska Press, Lincoln & London, 1962)

Historical Notes of the Early Washington, Nevada County, California Mining District

Bean's History and Directory of Nevada County, 1867, 400 pages of advertisement, descriptions of townships and listings of citizens.

1856 Brown & Dallison's Nevada, Grass Valley and Rough and Ready Directory: Including the First History of Nevada (City & County, California)

This is a reprint of the rare original 1856 directory that was published prior to the most destructive fire of Nevada City. Original contained no index and all graphics and advertisements have been scanned. The 2001 reprint is available for purchase from author. Contact mbrower@nccn.net.

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